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it's the norm because the economy collapsed. we all remember that the economy collapsed. and to withdraw federal spending from a collapsing economy is only to make things worse. the economic collapse created these deficits, and as the economy recovers, we can draw this will down. now, there's not aagreement on that. some have preached austerity as the way forward when the economy coul lapses. -- collapses of the and when this withstand, there was lively debate between those who support that would be more sensible than austerity. we're past us a started and now into experience much the experience of foreign countries belies that austerity works when economies are collapse ago. from spain to greece, european countries that responded to the economic downturn by slashing their budgets are suffering from shrinking economies and persistent double-digit unemployment rates. a recent i.m.f. report estimates that budget austerity in a weak economy might actually inflict significant harm and have a much lower-than-expected effect on the deficit, consistent with the observations in e
it's the norm because the economy collapsed. we all remember that the economy collapsed. and to withdraw federal spending from a collapsing economy is only to make things worse. the economic collapse created these deficits, and as the economy recovers, we can draw this will down. now, there's not aagreement on that. some have preached austerity as the way forward when the economy coul lapses. -- collapses of the and when this withstand, there was lively debate between those who support that...
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given the fact that the fuel economy standards really are not fuel economy standards but asked our co2 reduction standards, building upon what you said previously about trying to get more fuels into the market would seem to be a way to actually achieve the gas standards so if you're going forward in a mid course correction, 40 miles per gallon with total renewable meets the goal anyway. so i'd like to get you comments on that. and also given the fact that a new turbocharged engine really need higher combustion and high octane, do you have any thoughts as to the whole panel, on having the new suit fuel through tier three that would have the higher octane? >> your points are excellent ones. i think i try to address that. so to be clear, we support the pursuit of the tropics can be properly processed, not just arbitrary just produce dropping but we have to do that open minded laid to reduce carbon's. and possibly throughout the lifecycle the creation and distribution. if we do it that way, that would address a part of the equation that has not yet taken care of through policy or regulatio
given the fact that the fuel economy standards really are not fuel economy standards but asked our co2 reduction standards, building upon what you said previously about trying to get more fuels into the market would seem to be a way to actually achieve the gas standards so if you're going forward in a mid course correction, 40 miles per gallon with total renewable meets the goal anyway. so i'd like to get you comments on that. and also given the fact that a new turbocharged engine really need...
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but we can't create more jobs in this economy unless the economy grows. we must never accept slow growth and high unemployment as the new normal. as i said, these are not just economic concerns, these are human concerns. when millions of people are unable to get full-time jobs, the social and psychological effects can be devastating for individuals, for families, and for entire communities. and yet it seems that the president is no longer focused on the economy. by shutting down the white house jobs council, with unemployment at 7.8%, the president is sending a clear message that the economy and jobs is no longer his top priority and that his priorities lie elsewhere. this is greatly disappointing. we must do everything we can within our power to revive the american jobs machine and accelerate the pace of u.s. economic growth. that means doing some simple but apparently complicated things at the same time. reforming our tax code, abolishing unnecessary and harmful regulations, and removing the obstacles to greater domestic energy production. in other word
but we can't create more jobs in this economy unless the economy grows. we must never accept slow growth and high unemployment as the new normal. as i said, these are not just economic concerns, these are human concerns. when millions of people are unable to get full-time jobs, the social and psychological effects can be devastating for individuals, for families, and for entire communities. and yet it seems that the president is no longer focused on the economy. by shutting down the white house...
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we to think of that for jobs and the economy. talking about economic growth and jobs in the worst thing you can do is raise taxes. as we get in the budget debate, i hope it will focus the light squarely where it should be and that is on the past three years democrats lack of budget and their budget this year is near them talk about it which proposes more tax increases with jobs growth in the economy. >> following the president so-called recess appointments, the courts have now ruled disappointment were illegally made, unconstitutional. so we have now is the nlrb operating under a cloud of uncertainty. i'm introducing legislation this week focused specifically on that and making sure there are no more nlrb rules or regulations coming out until the court fully in the supreme court resolve the issue. it is more and more of a problem if they continue to come up with rules and regulations causing additional uncertainty and as a result, i say it is time for the president to stop trying to sidestep the constitution, sites that seneca we
we to think of that for jobs and the economy. talking about economic growth and jobs in the worst thing you can do is raise taxes. as we get in the budget debate, i hope it will focus the light squarely where it should be and that is on the past three years democrats lack of budget and their budget this year is near them talk about it which proposes more tax increases with jobs growth in the economy. >> following the president so-called recess appointments, the courts have now ruled...
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helps the economy. i'm just going to close this by reading you a couple of stories about -- real-life stories about this. a woman from california had an identical advanced degree as her husband. she landed the exact same job as her husband but at different work sites. the woman's husband was offered $5,000 more in starting salary for the same job with the exact same resume. a health care worker in long island discovered she had been earning $10 an hour less than her male colleagues with the same experience. when she brought this up to her superior, she was reprimanded, reprimanded for asking about the wage gap. that goes to what senator mikulski said. imagine the nerve of someone finding out they were paid $10 an hour less and trying to find out about why, and for that she is reprimanded, put in her place. then a female employee for a major corporation in florida was told when she was hired that if she disclosed her salary to other workers, that would be grounds for dismissal. she soon realized that her
helps the economy. i'm just going to close this by reading you a couple of stories about -- real-life stories about this. a woman from california had an identical advanced degree as her husband. she landed the exact same job as her husband but at different work sites. the woman's husband was offered $5,000 more in starting salary for the same job with the exact same resume. a health care worker in long island discovered she had been earning $10 an hour less than her male colleagues with the...
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when what i talk about the nation's economy, reform is critical to the nation's economy. the reality is that even in a very tight economy ,-com,-com ma there are all types of industries in our country which have used the work of immigrants every day to achieve the economic goals of those industries. if you got up this morning and had fruit for breakfast it was probably picked by an immigrant worker. if you in fact had vegetables for -- or chicken for lunch it was probably by the hands of the immigrant workers. if you slept in the hotel or motel so the nation you probably had your room done by an immigrant worker. if you were looking at some of the cutting-edge technologies, you probably saw the ability of making america a more prosperous and competitive place in the world by the intellect of an immigrant worker. so, in so many dimensions this is about the economy of our nation as well. and finally, to elements of this that i think are incredibly important within all of the principles that i support is the fact that we have seen in other countries in the world where there
when what i talk about the nation's economy, reform is critical to the nation's economy. the reality is that even in a very tight economy ,-com,-com ma there are all types of industries in our country which have used the work of immigrants every day to achieve the economic goals of those industries. if you got up this morning and had fruit for breakfast it was probably picked by an immigrant worker. if you in fact had vegetables for -- or chicken for lunch it was probably by the hands of the...
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he suggested about how best to grow our economy and create jobs. the fact is compared to the record and the situation the president inherited a couple recent economic growth and job creation including 2 million jobs in the last calendar year. >> i'm curious if the message would be from this white house and the president goes to visit with the searing opposition. >> will come away for 10 supporting searing opposition. we have also can tenured our role as the single largest donor of humanitarian aid of people who are suffering so mightily under the wrath of bashar al-assad and we'll continue to work with the searing opposition to organize itself and help prepare, help in its virtue prepared for a post-assad area, for a syria in which the aspirations and the right of the syrian people i respect it, which stands in stark contrast to the butchery of the assad regime. >> and opposition leader has expressed a willingness to meet with representatives of the assad government. >> i saw those reports. i don't have any update on our views on this. what is abso
he suggested about how best to grow our economy and create jobs. the fact is compared to the record and the situation the president inherited a couple recent economic growth and job creation including 2 million jobs in the last calendar year. >> i'm curious if the message would be from this white house and the president goes to visit with the searing opposition. >> will come away for 10 supporting searing opposition. we have also can tenured our role as the single largest donor of...
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economy is set to grow by 37%. the federal government will spend more than $4.4 trillion on the program over that time. and according to the national governors association, medicaid represents the single largest portion of total state spending accounting for an estimated of 26.63% of state budgets next year. or last year actually. so between medicare and medicaid, we have two programs that threaten to swallow up not only the federal government, but state governments as well. we simply cannot afford to keep these programs running on auto pilot nor can we afford to just tinker around the edges when we talk about reform. if we're serious about dressing our nation's debt, medicare and medicaid need structural reforms. today i want to lay out five preserving reform proposals that can help to rein in entitlement spending and put our nation on a better fiscal course. these are reasonable, rational ideas that have all enjoyed bipartisan support over the years. i believe they should be included in any deficit-reduction pack
economy is set to grow by 37%. the federal government will spend more than $4.4 trillion on the program over that time. and according to the national governors association, medicaid represents the single largest portion of total state spending accounting for an estimated of 26.63% of state budgets next year. or last year actually. so between medicare and medicaid, we have two programs that threaten to swallow up not only the federal government, but state governments as well. we simply cannot...
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this is a net-positive for our economy. by the way, as we talk about meeting the deal, we can't modernize america's imgrabbing system if we don't have way to get the world's best and brightest to come here in a way that's cost-effective, in a way that's safe, in a way that's legal. and that's what we're attempt to do. this bill is not in competition with any other effort. it implement implements o. -- it complements it. my fin final point. it makes no sense to invite people to come to the united states to study at our universities, to become the best and brightest in the world at the subject matter and then to ask them to leave. think about that for a moment. we tell you, come to america. we're going to let you go to our best schools, we're going to teach you everything we know and then we want you to go somewhere else and use the no j that you gained here. that's crazy. that -- that's not just nonsensicle, it is it is crazy. hopefully we'll begin to change it now. it has been a pleasure to work with all the folks in this e
this is a net-positive for our economy. by the way, as we talk about meeting the deal, we can't modernize america's imgrabbing system if we don't have way to get the world's best and brightest to come here in a way that's cost-effective, in a way that's safe, in a way that's legal. and that's what we're attempt to do. this bill is not in competition with any other effort. it implement implements o. -- it complements it. my fin final point. it makes no sense to invite people to come to the...
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and allowing certain sector of the economy to grow. the issue of enforcement is also very contentious. .. for several years its integration enforcement activities from secure communities which started at about 1% of american jurisdiction in 2008. now moved on to 97% of jurisdiction covered. to a border patrol that is nine times larger than a was 1980 in terms of border patrol agents to the record deportation over the last four years in the first term of the obama administration enforcing across-the-board. all unlawful behavior in the case of immigration is mostly the result of a realistic immigration laws that have undertaken the impossible goal of separating mobile people from economic opportunity. to give you an example if i offered you a job with a wage three times larger than the one you are making now the you had to move across the country to take it, many of you would likely be considered at a decent section of you would move. that is a choice and mexican worker with a high school diploma faces every day. three times higher wages
and allowing certain sector of the economy to grow. the issue of enforcement is also very contentious. .. for several years its integration enforcement activities from secure communities which started at about 1% of american jurisdiction in 2008. now moved on to 97% of jurisdiction covered. to a border patrol that is nine times larger than a was 1980 in terms of border patrol agents to the record deportation over the last four years in the first term of the obama administration enforcing...
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two parts of the economy that are loaded and which slows down the economy an awful lot. i feel like i should stop now. like he said i've been around the block so many times. i can barely talk. you might be surprised i haven't fallen asleep you get. it is a very long table. i do want to say one word which i think in a way, i enjoy, i've been on a million panels, what's wrong with the right are what's right with wrong, all that. in some ways you just got, one doesn't know what's going to happen. this discussion can sometimes become a little bit to medicare -- meta. i do think in some ways, a little too tactical, bluetooth strategic. bill buckley in 1955 when he started "national review" famously wrote an initial issue that the point of "national review," and i think my invitation was to stand before history, yelling stop at a time when no one is inclined to do so or have the patience with those who so urge it. and i think that is also a little place for that honestly among conservatives and republicans. i was, i could argue on taxes is the not right fight to fight. but the
two parts of the economy that are loaded and which slows down the economy an awful lot. i feel like i should stop now. like he said i've been around the block so many times. i can barely talk. you might be surprised i haven't fallen asleep you get. it is a very long table. i do want to say one word which i think in a way, i enjoy, i've been on a million panels, what's wrong with the right are what's right with wrong, all that. in some ways you just got, one doesn't know what's going to happen....
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for being deprived good government and economy and job and opportunity. one of our missions is not not let it be an excuse. so i think that carrying the banner of religious tolerance is critical. i know, we have raised that with president morsi. i have personally raised that with him. i think was the first american to meet with president morsi even before he knew he was a candidate. we talked about the need for the brotherhood to be able to respect the diversity of egypt. now that hasn't happened completely as much as we would like in the constitutional process, but as i said, that's an ongoing process. we need to work together in order try to do it. senator, you raised a central, central issue with respect what is happening to the politics of certain regions of the world, and it's gotten to be front and center of our diagnose. >> thank you. >> senator? >> mr. chairman, thank you for having the hearing. and mr. chairman, i think all of us who have known you and nonyour service here for twenty nine years -- i thought you have done exceptionally well. you'r
for being deprived good government and economy and job and opportunity. one of our missions is not not let it be an excuse. so i think that carrying the banner of religious tolerance is critical. i know, we have raised that with president morsi. i have personally raised that with him. i think was the first american to meet with president morsi even before he knew he was a candidate. we talked about the need for the brotherhood to be able to respect the diversity of egypt. now that hasn't...
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it will be good for our economy and good for families. successful immigration reform cannot be piecemeal and it must include a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented individuals in our country. legislation must craft a comprehensive solution that among other things continues to secure our borders, punishes unscrupulous employers who deploy immigrants. they have to learn english, work, pay taxes, stay out of trouble and then get to the back of the line; but they do obtain legal status, which is so important. the framework proposed by the bipartisan group of eight senators meets this criteria and i hope we'll soon have a bill to send through the committee process and bring to the floor for a vote. i've long said when my republican colleagues were truly ready to craft a commonsense solution that is tough, fair and practical, we stand ready to cooperate. it is good to have friends and partners in this effort. for years democrats have been eager to pass comprehensive immigration reform, but the republicans have been unwilling to work
it will be good for our economy and good for families. successful immigration reform cannot be piecemeal and it must include a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented individuals in our country. legislation must craft a comprehensive solution that among other things continues to secure our borders, punishes unscrupulous employers who deploy immigrants. they have to learn english, work, pay taxes, stay out of trouble and then get to the back of the line; but they do obtain legal status,...
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from the surging economies in the east and the south. now, of course, a growing world economy benefits us all, but we should be in no doubt that a new global race of nations is underway today. a race for the wealth and for the jobs of the future. the map of global influence is changing before our eyes. and these changes are already being felt by the entrepreneur in the netherlands, the worker in germany, the family in britain. so i want to speak to you today with urgency and frankness about the european union and how it does change, both to deliver prosperity and to retain the support of its peoples. but first, i want to set out the spirit in which i approach these issues. i know that the united kingdom is sometimes seen as an argumentative and rather strong-minded member of the family of european nations. and it is true that our geography has shaped our psychology. we have the character of an island nation. we are independent, forthright, passionate in defense of our sovereignty. we can no more change this british sensibility than we ca
from the surging economies in the east and the south. now, of course, a growing world economy benefits us all, but we should be in no doubt that a new global race of nations is underway today. a race for the wealth and for the jobs of the future. the map of global influence is changing before our eyes. and these changes are already being felt by the entrepreneur in the netherlands, the worker in germany, the family in britain. so i want to speak to you today with urgency and frankness about the...
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while the economy added 157,000 new jobs. then andrew of the alliance for school choice on the group effort to give students and families more access to high performing public schools. after that kathleen of the congressional coalition looking at international adoptions and why russia won't allow americans to adopt anymore. plus your e-mails, phone calms, and tweets. washington journal live tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> sunday on news makers. we speak with senator chuck grassley. the top republican on the judiciary committee. we taunt to him about the hearing on guns this week and the bipartisan framework on ill immigration unveiled bay group of senators earlier this week. news makers aired sunday on c-span at 10:00 a.m. and again at 6:00 p.m. eastern. >>> my cartoons depict native humor. when i first started this cartoon, they were native characters in native situations, and my audience was geared toward natives. but in the last four or five years, they become more universal where they spill out to the
while the economy added 157,000 new jobs. then andrew of the alliance for school choice on the group effort to give students and families more access to high performing public schools. after that kathleen of the congressional coalition looking at international adoptions and why russia won't allow americans to adopt anymore. plus your e-mails, phone calms, and tweets. washington journal live tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> sunday on news makers. we speak with...
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coming up next, looking at the economy. patrick reese gives the january jobs report. after that, the national school choice week and looking at international adoptions and why russia won't allow americans to adopt anymore. plus, your e-mails, phone calls, and tweets. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. on tuesday, the american enterprise institute hosted a panel of scholars to preview president obama's upcoming state of the union address and how foreign policy and national security will be addressed in the president's second term. this is one hour and 20 minutes. >> good afternoon, folks. [inaudible conversations] >> good afternoon, folks. can i please get everybody to sit down and speak quietly? i think we are going to start here. good afternoon, everybody. i am danielle pletka. i am from the american enterprise institute. welcome to our first an annual series of state of the union policy event. every year, aei scholars come together and answer questions that have been raised or are likely to come up. we try to look forward a little bit and t
coming up next, looking at the economy. patrick reese gives the january jobs report. after that, the national school choice week and looking at international adoptions and why russia won't allow americans to adopt anymore. plus, your e-mails, phone calls, and tweets. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. on tuesday, the american enterprise institute hosted a panel of scholars to preview president obama's upcoming state of the union address and how foreign policy...
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less than 1 percent of the entire budget government at a time that the world is getting smaller, our economy depends on its relationship with every other country in the world, that we face a more global market and any time in our history. so not just in my briefings at the state department, but in my conversations with business leaders, in my trips to crisis areas, war zones, refugee camps, and in some of the poorest countries on earth, i have been reminded of the importance of the work that our state department does to protect and advance america's interest and to the job of diplomacy in a dangerous world and particularly i think there is more that can be done to advance our economic capacity and interest. in this debate and in every endeavor i pledged to work very closely with this committee, mr. chairman, and mr. ranking member, not just because it will be my responsibility, but because i will not be able to do this job effectively, nor will our country give what it needs to out of these initiatives without your involvement and your ideas going forward. so thank you, mr. chairman, and mem
less than 1 percent of the entire budget government at a time that the world is getting smaller, our economy depends on its relationship with every other country in the world, that we face a more global market and any time in our history. so not just in my briefings at the state department, but in my conversations with business leaders, in my trips to crisis areas, war zones, refugee camps, and in some of the poorest countries on earth, i have been reminded of the importance of the work that...
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they were optimistic about building a democracy, creating a vibrant economy and restoring fundamental human rights for the libyan people. and he was as enthusiastic as they were about the prospects. there's no question that he will be missed by all who knew him and who worked with them. one of the things that really troubles me, madam secretary, is the hoops that we on this committee have had to jump through to get to the facts surrounding the deaths of these public servants at the state department has laid him delayed coming forth with information. and when this committee was finally presented with relevant data, it amounted oftentimes what would be called a document dump. hundreds of pages of paper in why disarray, in no particular order, either in terms of relevance or in chronology. often in duplicate but in different binders, making it very difficult to locate documents that were of any help. our public servants in libya were murdered on september 11. it's now january 23, more than four months later. it's unacceptable that the state department has made it so difficult for congres
they were optimistic about building a democracy, creating a vibrant economy and restoring fundamental human rights for the libyan people. and he was as enthusiastic as they were about the prospects. there's no question that he will be missed by all who knew him and who worked with them. one of the things that really troubles me, madam secretary, is the hoops that we on this committee have had to jump through to get to the facts surrounding the deaths of these public servants at the state...
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i mean, this is an interrelated, high-tech global economy. energy will move back and forth between nations but we truly become energy secure when we produce more energy than we consume. but to do that, to achieve energy independence or energy security, we must take the commonsense steps necessary to achieve it. that is why today once again i call on froam approv -- call ona to approve once again the keystone pipeline project. now that governor hineman of nebraska has approved the new route through his state of nebraska. the keystone x.l. pipeline is not just about bringing canadian oil to united states refineries. it is also vital to move our own u.s. produced oil to our refineries. in fact, that's how i got involved with this project in the first place. though it's hard to believe, trans-canada first applied for approval of this project 4 1/2 years ago. let me repeat that, 4 1/2 years ago. at that time, i, i was governorf north dakota and i was working with governor brian schweitzer, governor of montana, to make sure that oil producers in th
i mean, this is an interrelated, high-tech global economy. energy will move back and forth between nations but we truly become energy secure when we produce more energy than we consume. but to do that, to achieve energy independence or energy security, we must take the commonsense steps necessary to achieve it. that is why today once again i call on froam approv -- call ona to approve once again the keystone pipeline project. now that governor hineman of nebraska has approved the new route...